Not Final, Not Fatal…

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Sir Winston Churchill (1874 to 1965) Conservative Prime Minister twice: from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election by the Labour leader Clement Attlee) and from 1951 to 1955. A soldier (joined the Royal Cavalry… Read More

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Obsolete weapons…

“Obsolete weapons do not deter.” Margaret Thatcher (1925 to 2013) Margaret Thatcher , in full Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, née Margaret Hilda Roberts, was a British Conservative Party politician and prime minister (1979-90), Europe’s first woman prime minister. The only British prime minister in the 20th century to win three consecutive terms… Read More

New Zealand Signals Intelligence in Historical Context since 1945

Research Paper Title “Total Intelligence”: New Zealand Signals Intelligence in Historical Context since 1945. Abstract This dissertation aims to provide an historical analysis of the UK-USA Agreement and an assessment of its significance for New Zealand’s security and defence. An alliance based on the exchange and cooperation of signals intelligence, the UK-USA Agreement has established… Read More